Play is Learning By Philip Mott, www.philipmott.com If you’ve read many articles on early childhood development, you’ve probably come across the term “play-based learning.” For many parents, play can be a little silly. It’s hard to imagine that it could be all that valuable. “Fun is good,” we think, “but it would be better if they were learning something too.” So, we insert little games and activities into the play to make sure they are learning some of the academic skills th

Curiosity in Children & Why it Matters Dr. Joanne Foster – www.joannefoster.ca Curiosity may be the most valuable attribute any child could have. Here are statements attributed to two eminent and oft-quoted individuals: “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.”  (~ Eleanor Roosevelt) “I have no special talents.  I am only passionately curious.”  (~ Albert Einstein) Eleanor Roose